C25

In the early morning, a young man lay motionless on his back in a marsh beneath the precipitous cliff of Mount Pan's Goddess.

After a long time, as the sun rose in the east, a ray of sunlight gradually fell upon his face. The man seemed to feel the scorching heat of the sun. He was confused and wanted to open his eyes, but he couldn't stand the blinding sunlight. He wanted to raise his left hand to shield his eyes. Unexpectedly, as soon as he raised his hand, he felt a sharp pain all over his body, as if countless needles were stabbing into his limbs and bones at the same time. He couldn't help but moan in pain.

At the same time, a warm current slowly spread from his lower abdomen to his entire body. Accompanied by a needle-like pain, that warm current became increasingly hot, gradually spreading throughout his entire body, as if his entire body was on fire.

Suddenly, the man let out a loud shout. His flat body bounced back more than five feet before heavily falling to the ground, fainting on the spot.

After an unknown amount of time, the man slowly woke up. When he slowly opened his eyes, the bright moon had already risen in the sky. The surroundings were completely silent. Occasionally, a breeze would blow by, causing a slight rustling sound.

The man tried to move his body. He still felt sore all over, but the stabbing pain was gone. The only difference was that his body still felt warm.

He struggled to sit up and took a deep breath. He seemed to feel better as he turned his head to look around. He felt a little lost. He raised his head to look at the moon in the sky and stood up shakily to walk forward.

This swamp was very muddy, but not very big. At first, it was rather difficult for the man to walk, but as he walked forward, the pain in his body became lighter. When he was about to leave the swamp, his body seemed to become lighter and more vigorous.

Just as they were about to leave the swamp, a pile of mud on the right side suddenly moved. The man was startled and was about to go up to take a closer look when the pile of mud was quickly moved in front of him.

Suddenly, a bloody mouth appeared before his eyes, accompanied by a pungent smell. Two rows of long and sharp teeth were already biting towards the man's neck.

The man was terrified. He tilted his body to the side and barely dodged the huge mouth that was trying to bite him. He twisted his waist and jumped out of the swamp.

Outside the swamp was a thick green grassland. Before the man could turn around after landing on the ground, he felt a fishy smell coming from behind him. He quickly rolled to the side and dodged another bloody bite. When he turned around to take a closer look, it was a eight feet long giant crocodile.

The crocodile's bite hit nothing but air. Without even turning its head, it twisted its huge body and swept the long tail at the man.

The man didn't even have time to get up when he saw that the long tail was already at his waist. In shock, he hurriedly used his strength and forcefully jumped three feet back, barely dodging the powerful sweep of the long tail. However, the clothes in front of his chest were slightly torn apart by the huge crocodile's long tail, and the skin on his chest was in extreme pain.

The man was so shocked that his legs gave out and he sat back down. Luckily, there was someone supporting him from behind, so he coincidentally leaned against a large tree.

At this time, the large crocodile had already turned around. Although its body was huge, its movements were extremely quick. Its two bell-like eyes were wide open as it ferociously bit at the man sitting in front of the tree once again.

It was difficult for the man to stand up. He saw that the crocodile's teeth were in front of his eyes. He was panicked but suddenly felt a stream of heat radiating from his chest. It quickly filled his limbs and bones. Wherever the heat flowed, the man's body seemed to be filled with energy.

The man didn't know how he managed to move his body a few feet to the left, but when he barely dodged the huge crocodile's vicious kiss, he twisted his waist and punched out, landing right on a large white spot under the giant crocodile's neck.

With a loud bang, the man felt his body tremble violently. The large crocodile in front of him was knocked back several feet by the punch. It rolled around on the ground a few times before finally coming to a stop.

The man took back his fist and looked at the nearby giant crocodile. He couldn't help but open his mouth wide in surprise as he sat there in a daze.

"To think that my punch would have such power. That giant alligator is motionless, could it be?" "Could it be that he's dead?"

He thought back to the danger he had been in. Suddenly, he felt a warm current flowing through his body. He had initially found it difficult to jump around, but he had managed to move his body a few feet away in time, just barely dodging the vicious bite of the crocodile. When that punch was thrown out, he seemed to have the confidence that he could force the crocodile to retreat. When that punch was thrown out, he felt as if he had the power to subdue dragons and subdue tigers.

"Eh?"

The man suddenly thought of something, "What is this place? Why am I here? I... I... I am...? "

"Who are you!"

A loud shout was suddenly heard from not far away. A tall figure, dressed in a black robe, quickly rushed over from the front.

"Who?" "Who am I? …"

The man under the tree was in a trance when he suddenly heard this question. He couldn't help but break out in cold sweat. Even with the huge crocodile's vicious kiss, he didn't seem to be as panicked as he was now.

"Who am I? Who am I? "How come I can't remember who I am? I am …"

That black robed person had arrived quickly. His questioning voice seemed to still echo in front of him, but his figure had already arrived in front of him.

"Eh? "What's wrong with this Great Alligator King?" The black-robed man squatted down in front of the giant crocodile. He saw that the giant crocodile had already died without a sound. There was a distinct dent under its neck. It was shocking to the eye as if it was burnt to a crisp.

"Flame Mantra?" The black-robed guest stood up, and a light flickered in his eyes. "Are you Shi Ziling?"

"Shi Ziling?" The man under the tree was stunned, and his expression was one of confusion.

"To be able to throw the Triple Yang Primordial Flame into the fist energy, the fist energy is as fierce as fire and yet actually managed to kill a giant alligator in one strike. Hehe, this is truly amazing." In this world, the only person who could cultivate the 'Flame Mantra' to such an extent is probably the Lord of the Inferno, Shi Ziling. "

"I heard that you suddenly disappeared thirty years ago. So you were under the tutelage of the Sect Master, Li Yuan." Hmph, the Heavenly Master sent an old monster like you, you think too highly of me, the Kato Hawk. " The black-robed man said coldly.

The man in black, who called himself the Kato Hawk, carefully sized up the man under the tree. He was wearing tattered clothes and his hair was disheveled. His face was covered in dirt and his face couldn't be seen.

Although he appeared to be in an extremely sorry state, the person in front of him was tall and straight while emitting a kind of fiery heat around him. It was quite similar to the legendary situation where he had practiced the Flame Mantra to its peak.

Kato Hawk thought to himself. The danger zone at the side of the crocodile pool at the foot of the Goddess Cliff was where he had secretly cultivated his godly technique for decades. Besides a few trusted disciples of his sect, only the Sect Leader Li Yuan knew. For the past ten years, the Sect Leader, Li Yuan, would send someone to visit every five years on the 15th of the fifth month.

It was just that up until the last time, the two diagrams of the Kato Hawk had been handed to Li Yuan as promised. The two Tianshan Snow Lotuses in exchange had indeed helped the Kato Hawk master the ultimate divine art of "Death's Night". The Promise of Ten Years between the two sides had been concluded.

Not to mention that Li Yuan might not have possessed many diagrams in his hands, even if he had truly gathered all nine of them, would he really be able to cultivate to the state of 'one with the world', transcending the mortal realm and entering the saintly state?

It was just a legend passed down from the ancient times. The Kato Hawk felt that it had achieved the Large Success of its current Godly Soul Art, coupled with the Dark Yin Finger and the Yin Wind Palm that it had bitterly cultivated for many years, it was expected that there wouldn't be many enemies in this world.

However, the Sect Leader of Tong Tian Sect, Li Yuan, was a person that Kato Hawk had always been wary of. Ever since Li Yuan had founded the Skypiercing Sect, he had dominated the world with very few enemies. His sect controlled the 'Ash Wolf' and 'Grizzly Bear' armies in the northwest. In fact, he held military power in his hands and had long become the King of the Northwest. As for his nickname "Tongtian", his wolf ambition was even more obvious.

In the past few days, Kato Hawk had been planning to leave the Bright Moon Continent and return to the East Fence Island to discuss with the disciples about how to find a chance to revive the 'Evil Death Night Gate'. He didn't expect that five years later, on the fifteenth day of the fifth month, Li Yuan would send another messenger.

Kato Hawk knew that after he had mastered his godly technique to perfection, there would be even more Heavenly Mountain Snow Lotuses that would be of no use to him. Besides, both sides had already agreed to only use two snow lotuses to exchange for two diagrams.

"Could it be that Li Yuan found out about the third Nine Essence Clearing Diagram in my possession?" The Kato Hawk thought to himself.

The fact that Kato Hawk had three sets of diagrams depicting the Nine Elemental Passages was a top secret even in the 'Evil Death School'. Only one or two of its most trusted disciples knew about it. He did not understand how this Li Yuan knew about it.

Although the "Nine Elements Pass, Heaven Man Unity" was only a legend, Li Yuantian was a prodigy, and he was the most formidable person in the entire Bright Moon Continent. The Kato Hawk Soul Search technique was only at the initial stage, so he wasn't sure if he could beat Li Yuan.

"If Li Yuan is really able to gather all nine of the diagrams and reach the supreme realm, then when the time comes, who would be able to go against him?"

Kato Hawk thought to himself, since Li Yuan sent this once infamous and ferocious Lord of the Inferno to come here, he must have come with ill intentions. However, with his current abilities, even if Li Yuan were to personally come, he might not be able to win with just words. Although the Lord of the Inferno, Shi Ziling, was also an expert who had been famous for many years, the Kato Hawk didn't really care. After thinking about it carefully, this Shi Ziling killed the giant crocodile as soon as he arrived. He was clearly trying to demonstrate his strength.

"Li Yuan probably thought that Shi Ziling's Intense Flaming Art was just enough to restrain my Mysterious Yin Finger and Yin Wind Palm Art. He didn't know that I had long since mastered the long-lost 'Great Art of Soul Search'. In the past, I might have been a little afraid of people with extreme Yang powers, but now, why should I be afraid of him? I came to steal my clearing diagram, hmph hmph … Today, we must definitely make sure that he will not be able to return! "

An ominous glint appeared in the eyes of the Kato Hawk. He secretly made up his mind to make sure that this "Shi Ziling" in front of him would never return.